League

KINROAD the BEST
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 153) Xeneizes's Qi Xun started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Xeneizes's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregorio Mundo. If Emilio Alfonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Qi Xun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eduardo Remicio came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Xeneizes's Qi Xun. But to his dismay, Qi Xun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 20 minutes into the match, Xeneizes's Qi Xun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eduardo Remicio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcelo Gagriel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emilio Alfonso in the 21st minute. Qi Xun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eduardo Remicio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qi Xun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Xeneizes's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregorio Mundo. Emilio Alfonso's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Marcelo Gagriel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Santo Herensuge made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Emilio Alfonso. KINROAD's Eduardo Remicio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qi Xun in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, KINROAD's Hipolito Esiquio got a free kick in the 39th minute. Qi Xun took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eduardo Remicio. Eduardo Remicio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Xeneizes's Marcelo Gagriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Lorenz in the 44th minute of play. After 45 played minutes KINROAD got a freekick which was hit by Leon Txerran. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tadeo Lorenz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Gagriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeo Lorenz in the 50th minute of the match. If Lucas Iigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregorio Mundo in the 58th minute of play. Marcelo Gagriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Alfonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 67th minute Emilio Alfonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Gagriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in KINROAD's zone, Lucas Iigo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eduardo Remicio came out of the goal and Lucas Iigo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fulgencio Peru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Eduardo Remicio made a huge save. A throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game was made by Santo Herensuge with Emilio Alfonso as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Fulgencio Peru received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eduardo Remicio came out and tried to block the shot, but Fulgencio Peru slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 88th minute. The Xeneizes supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Xeneizes would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.